***The registration for the Adult Mental Health First Aid Training is closed. If you would like to be placed on the waitlist, please email CCNWebinars@carecompassnetwork.org***

This session also includes Narcan and the Science of Addiction training which provides education on how to recognize the signs and symptoms of opioid overdose and how to respond using Nalaxone (Narcan), as well as a deeper understanding of how addiction affects the human body and mind. All who attend the training will receive a free Narcan kit.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an evidence-based early intervention public education program. It teaches adults how to recognize the signs and symptoms that suggest a potential mental health challenge, how to listen non-judgmentally and give reassurance to a person who may be experiencing a mental health challenge, and how to refer a person to appropriate professional support and services. When you use the skills you learn in MHFA, you are the first line of support for a person in need. You are there to help them feel less distressed, and you can be a vital source in helping them to seek further assistance. Your body language, what you say, and how well you listen can have a powerful impact. The quality and type of support you offer through listening can enhance coping and self-esteem. By having an accurate view of potential mental health challenges and using a strengths-based holistic perspective, you can help others to help themselves. You can also be an advocate, empower your community, and improve self-care. As a Mental Health First Aider, you can be the one to make a difference in the life of someone with a mental health challenge. Your actions can be a first step in someone’s recovery journey.

The Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Course focuses on recognizing the patterns of thoughts, feelings, behaviors and physical signs that indicate that an adult may be experiencing or be at risk of experiencing a mental health challenge. Participants are taught an Action Plan that they apply to non-crisis and crisis situations. By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

* Describe the purpose of Mental Health First Aid and the role of the Mental Health First Aider.
* Identify the impact of mental health challenges on the well-being of adults in the U.S.
* Explain that recovery from a mental health challenge is possible.
* Describe the principles of safety and privacy for both the Mental Health First Aider and the person receiving first aid.
* Explain the 5 steps of the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan (ALGEE).
* Recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health challenges that may impact adults.
* Evaluate the impact of early intervention on mental health challenges.
* Apply the appropriate steps of the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan (ALGEE) when a person shows early signs of a mental health challenge; worsening signs of a mental health challenge; and to crisis situations.
* Choose appropriate methods for self-care following the application of Mental Health First Aid in a crisis or non-crisis situation.

Please note:  All attendees are expected to attend for the entire duration of the training in order to receive their MHFA certification. Once this course has been completed, participants will receive a certificate of completion in Mental Health First Aid, which will be good for 3 years. Deadline to register is by end of day May 29th. Seven days prior to the course, the Instructor will reach out with instructions for logging into the Mental Health First Aid portal and completing required pre- course work, which should take approximately 5-15 minutes to complete.

Lunch will be provided to all attendees. If there are any food allergies, please let us know at CCNWebinars@carecompassnetwork.org.

Trainer’s Bio

Julianne Lee is a Community Health Educator from Rural Health Network of South Central NY. She is passionate about building community in the Southern Tier and is honored to offer Mental Health trainings to her neighbors. Jules is certified to instruct Adult Mental Health First Aid, Mental Health First Aid for Military, Veterans, and Their Families, Talk Saves Lives, QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Suicide Prevention Training, and It’s Real: Teens and Mental Health as well as It’s Real: College Students and Mental Health. Additionally, Jules is a certified Chronic Disease Self Management Program and Arthritis Foundation Walk With Ease Peer Leader. When not at work, you can find Jules making art and spending time outdoors.